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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shriek \Shriek\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Shrieked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrieking}.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See {Screech}, and cf. {Screak}.] To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shrieking
adjective: loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" [syn: {screaming(a)}, {screeching(a)}, {shrieking(a)}]
noun
1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {scream}, {screaming}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "shrieking": acute, argute, blinding, creaky, crude, ear-piercing, flaring, flashy, flaunting, garish, gaudy, glaring, howling, keen, keening, loud, lurid, overbright, penetrating, piercing, piping, raw, reedy, screaky, screaming, screeching, screechy, sharp, shrieky, shrill, squeaking, squeaky, thin, ululant, wailing, whining, whistling
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